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Stephen Farnan
Priory Cottages, Art, Craft and Design Studios
The Priory, Benburb
County Tyrone, BT71 7LA
Tel: +44(0) 2837 518118 or +44 (0) 7833 974444
Email: info@stephenfarnan.com
Education
MA (RCA), 2000, Ceramics and Glass, Royal College of Art, London
BA, (First Class Honours) 1998, Fine and Applied Art, Belfast
Professional Experience
Oct 2002-Present
Self-employed potter
Oct 2008-Present
P/T Tutor, Ceramics, Saint Mary’s University College, Belfast
Sep 2005-Present
P/T Tutor, Ceramics, University of Ulster, Belfast
Exhibitions, Commissions and Awards
2010
International Belfast Film Festival 2010
2010
20: 10, Ruthin Craft Centre
2010
Ten Years On, Market Place Armagh
2010/2009
British Craft Trade Fair, Harrogate
2009
Kingsmill & Stephen Farnan Pottery Collaborative competition - Breakfast Teasets
2009
Christmas Crackers, Museum of Sheffield
2009
Northern Ireland Contemporary Ceramics, Court House Hillsborough, Merchant Hotel Belfast and Craft NI Belfast
2009
New Ceramics, Hartley Gallery, Sheffield
2009
Solo Exhibition, MISE Art Space, Barna County Galway
2009/2008
Ulster Tatler People of the Year Awards
2008 & 2007
Allianz Arts & Business Awards
2009, '08 & '07
Ulster Herald Sports Personality of the Month Awards
2009, '08 & '07
The Gaelic Life Dr McKenna Cup Man of the Match Awards, featured on TG4
2009, '08 & '07
Garden Show Ireland Award Sections
2007
Smithsonian Institute Washington – Featured maker in an exhibition of contemporary Northern Irish Craft
2007
The Ardagh Bowl, presented to President of Ireland, Mary McAleese
2009, 2007 & 2006
Contribution to Traditional Culture Awards, Tommy Makem and Tommy Sands
2006
Dysfunctional pottery’, Main gallery, Market Place Arts Centre, Armagh
2005
The Presidents Bowl, Made for the Cormac McAnallen Leadership Lecture. Presented to President Mary McAleese of Ireland
2005
The Ambassadors Bowl, Presented to Tim O’Connor Irish Ambassador to New York
2005
'Serial Pots' Tandem Design
2002
Regional winner of Shell Livewire Entrepreneurial Awards UK
2001
Foreign pots, Ruby’s Gallery, San Francisco
1999
Rosenthal - New Routes New Destinations (Catalogue)
Frankfurt, London, Milan and Stoke-on-Trent
Collections
- Aras an Uachtarain, public
- USA Irish Embassy, New York – Irish ambassador Tim O’Connor, private
- Work is also held in private the collections of Emmanuel Cooper OBE, Alison Britton OBE, Dame Mary Peters and Mary Hanafin TD